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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

  • Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
  • Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 1 November 2024
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Question reference: S1W-08159

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 4 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what changes to the Assisted Area map for Scotland as proposed on 10 April 2000 the Scotland Office or the Department of Trade and Industry have notified it of and what comments it has made, or intends to make, on these changes.

Question reference: S1W-08157

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 4 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive when the new proposals for the Assisted Area map will be submitted to the European Commission and when a response is expected.

Question reference: S1W-08158

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 4 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what the respective rankings of Orkney, Shetland and Arbroath are out of the 60 former Travel to Work areas in terms of unemployment and manufacturing dependency.

Question reference: S1W-07826

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what quantity of GM rapeseed it estimates has been processed by Seed Crushers Scotland Ltd.

Question reference: S1W-07825

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that there are no health problems associated with emissions from Seed Crushers Scotland Ltd.

Question reference: S1W-07827

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 23 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will grant additional capital borrowing consent to Angus Council to enable it to bring St. Vigeans Primary School building up to modern day standards.

Question reference: S1W-06997

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what each local authority's capital expenditure on schools was in each of the past five years.

Question reference: S1W-06873

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 9 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Department of Trade and Industry to reinstate the four Angus wards excluded from the revised Assisted Area proposals.

Question reference: S1O-01845

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 1 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it has had with The Scotland Office regarding the reinstatement of the four Angus wards excluded from the revised Assisted Area proposals.

Question reference: S1O-01785

  • Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 25 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the loss of assisted area status to Arbroath will have on the local economy.